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REPORT  OF  PROGRESS  ON  PROGRAM  OF 
LITERATURE  IN  SPANISH  AND  PORTUGUESE 


By 

TheJCommittee.  on  Cooperation  in  Latin  America 
25  M^ison  Avenue,  New  York  City 


This  program  involves  the  following  five  points : 

(1)  The  preparation  of  manuscripts  and  the  se¬ 
curing  of  their  publication ;  (2)  the  furnishing  of 
material  in  the  original  to  secular  and  evangelical 
papers  in  Latin  America ;  (3)  a  better  distribution 
of  available  literature ;  (4)  encouraging  coordina¬ 
tion  or  union  of  evangelical  papers,  presses  and 
other  literary  work;  (5)  publication  of  Young  Peo¬ 
ple’s  or  Family  Journal  for  the  whole  field. 

Dr.  George  B.  Winton,  Editorial  Secretary,  and  Dr.  Orts 
Gonzalez,  editor  of  Spanish  Literature,  2211  Highland  Ave¬ 
nue,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  are  giving  their  whole  time  to  the 
production  of  literature  in  Spanish.  Prof.  Erasmo  Braga, 
of  Campinas,  Brazil,  has  just  been  appointed  by  this  Com¬ 
mittee  as  editor  of  Portuguese  Literature,  with  headquar¬ 
ters  in  Brazil.  Mr.  J.  W.  Clay  has  been  asked  by  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Cooperation  in  Brazil  to  give  his  full  time  to  the 
distribution  of  Literature.  The  following  are  managers 
of  union  depositories  at  points  named : 

Rev.  Philo  W.  Drury,  Apartado  537,  Ponce,  Porto  Rico. 
Rev.  Sylvester  Jones,  Egido  12,  Havana,  Cuba. 

Rev.  C.  S.  Braden,  Casilla  67,  Santiago,  Chile. 

Suggested  List  of  Books,  Translations  and  Originals  for 
Spanish  and  Portugpiese 

Last  spring  a  list  of  books  was  prepared  which  it  was 
thought  well  to  put  into  Spanish  and  Portuguese,  This  list 
was  submitted  to  a  company  of  editors  and  others  interested 


in  Latin  America  at  a  luncheon  at  the  National  Arts  Club 
on  May  31,  1918. 

A  meeting  of  the  Committee  on  Literature  followed, 
when  the  responsibility  for  the  production  of  these  books 
was  assigned  to  different  ones.  Mission  Boards  were  writ¬ 
ten,  requesting  them  to  name  some  of  their  workers  who 
might  assist  in  the  translations  or  in  preparing  originals. 
Following  the  receipt  of  these  names,  arrangements  were 
made  for  the  production  of  a  number  of  books.  The  first 
book  to  be  ready  is  the  one  by  Dr.  Orts  Gonzalez  on  “The 
United  States  and  the  Welfare  of  the  Soldier.”  This  is  an 
outline  of  what  the  United  States  Government  %  doing 
through  the  Young  Men’s  and  Young  Women’s  Christian 
Associations,  the  Commission  on  Training  Camp  Activi¬ 
ties  and  other  organizations,  for  the  physical,  moral  and 
spiritual  welfare  of  its  soldiers.  The  manuscript  is  now 
in  hand.  It  will  be  published  in  serial  form  throughout 
Latin  America  by  the  Committee  on  Public  Information 
and  issued  either  by  them  or  by  other  publishers  in  perma¬ 
nent  form.  The  list  of  the  proposed  books  is  given  below 
under  three  headings,  according  to  progress  in  their  prep¬ 
aration.  The  preponderance  of  Spanish  over  Portuguese 
is  due  to  the  later  organization  of  the  Brazilian  Committee. 
It  is  understood  that  the  list  is  not  a  final  one,  and  sugges¬ 
tions  are  earnestly  requested  from  all  interested. 


Manuscript  Now  Ready  or  for  Which  Arrangements  Have 
»  Been  Made 

“The  Government  and  the  Welfare  of  the  Soldier.”  By  Dr. 
Juan  Orts  Gonzalez. 

“Community  Betterment.”  Original  handbook  on  Social 
Service  for  Christian  workers,  now  being  written  in 
Spanish  by  President  C.  T.  Paul.  To  be  published  by 
Federal  Council  of  Churches. 

“The  Ideals  of  North  America.”  Original  being  written  by 
Dr.  Orts  Gonzalez. 

Original  work  on  Apologetics.  In  preparation  in  Portu¬ 
guese  by  Prof.  Erasmo  Braga  and  James  Smith. 
“Introduction  to  the  Study  of  the  Bible.”  Dr.  Jose  C. 
Rodriguez,  editor  of  “Jornal  do  Comercio.”  Just  issued 
in  Portuguese  and  should  be  translated  into  Spanish, 
“Manhood  of  the  Master.”  Fosdick.  Now  being  trans- 


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lated  by  Mexican  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary.  To  be  pub¬ 
lished  by  Baptist  Press  in  El  Paso. 

“The  Meaning  of  Faith.”  Fosdick.  Translation  into  Span¬ 
ish  being  arranged  by  Rev.  J.  A.  McAllister  of  Porto 
Rico. 

“W  ays  and  Means  of  Winning  Men  to  Personal  Disciple- 
ship  of  Jesus.”  Original  work  by  Ernesto  Barocio, 
Mexico. 

“Effective  Workers  in  Needy  Fields.”  Biographies  of  IMis- 
sionary  leaders.  Now  being  prepared  by  C.  S.  Det- 
weiler  of  Porto  Rico. 

“Religious  Education  in  the  Church.”  Cope.  Being  trans¬ 
lated  by  J.  N.  Pasco  of  Mexico. 

“Education  in  Religion  and  Morals.”  Coe.  Now  appear¬ 
ing  serially  in  “La  Reforma,”  Buenos  Aires.  To  be 
published  in  book  form. 

The  Pilgrim  Training  Course  for  Teachers.  Approved  by 
International  Sunday  School  Association.  Embracing 
chapters  on  The  Teacher  and  the  Pupil  by  Wigle  :  The 
Message  of  the  Master  Teacher  by  Winchester;  The 
Organization  of  the  Church  School  by  Athearn.  Trans¬ 
lation  and  Publication  to  be  secured  by  Mr.  Drury, 
manager  of  Union  Press  in  Porto  Rico. 

“Point  of  Contact.”  DuBois.  Now  being  adapted  1  y  Rev. 
E.  D.  Torres  of  Cuba. 

Graded  Lessons  for  Sunday  Schools.  In  Portuguese  and 
Spanish.  Being  developed  by  Messrs.  Winton,  Brown, 
Howard,  Tucker. 

“How  to  Live.”  Fisher  and  Fisk.  Published  serially  in 
Uruguay.  Ready  to  appear  in  book  form. 


Translations  for  Which  First  Steps  Have  Been  Taken 

“Social  Significance  of  the  Teachings  of  Jesus.”  Adaptation 
of  Bible  Studies  by  Prof.  Jeremiah  Jenks. 

“The  Main  Points.”  Charles  R.  Brown, 

Book  on  Temperance.  Combination  of  Stelzle’s  and  Vance 
Thomson’s  books,  and  other  material. 

Bible  Dictionary.  Davis  or  Hastings. 

“Prevention  of  Disease  and  Care  of  the  Sick.”  Booklet  is¬ 
sued  by  U.  S.  Government,  which  Rockefeller  Founda¬ 
tion  is  considering  publishing  for  the  Committee  on 
Cooperation. 

Book  on  Social  Purity.  Embodying  material  from  Exner’s 


and  Hall’s  works,  with  a  chapter  on  lessons  learned 
from  present  work  in  Army  Camps. 


Books  Suggested  But  Not  Acted  Upon 

“Christian  Belief  Interpreted  by  Christian  Experience. 
Charles  Cuthbert  Hall.  Barrows  Lectures  in  India  and 
Japan. 

Significance  of  Modern  Social  Movement  in  Relation  to 
Latin  America.  (Describing  such  movements  as  the 
Woman’s  Movement,  Prohibition,  Restriction  of  Gam¬ 
bling,  Sex  Education,  Child  Labor  Legislation,  Hous¬ 
ing,  Industrial  Education,  Treatment  of  Criminals,  etc.) 
Based  on  “Social  Programs  in  the  West,”  C.  R.  Hen¬ 
derson. 

A  small  book  summarizing  evidences  that  the  United  States 
is  not  interested  in  annexation  or  exploitation  in  Latin 
America.  By  an  author  like  Dr.  Naon,  Ruy  Barbosa  or 
Jose  C.  Rodriguez 

Moral  Value  of  Physical  Education  and  Competitive  Ath¬ 
letic  Games.  By  a  prominent  physician  or  athletic 
coach,  with  foreword  by  some  eminent  Lrench  au¬ 
thority. 

Hygiene  in  the  Home.  In  cooperation  with  some  organi¬ 
zation  interested  in  this  question. 

Boy  Scouts  and  Campfire  Girls.  (Compilation  and  Origi¬ 
nal  work.) 

Games  for  Home,  School  and  Playground.  Jessie  H.  Ban¬ 
croft. 

Captains  of  Industry  as  Christians.  (Original  work,  em¬ 
bodying  the  testimonies  of  well-known  North  Ameri¬ 
can  business  and  professional  men  concerning  Chris¬ 
tianity.) 

Practical  Christian  Living — Not  Ecclesiasticism — the  Need 
of  the  Hour.  By  an  author  like  Dr.  Galvez  or  Judge 
del  Toro. 

The  Most  Effective  Agencies  and  Methods  for  Character 
Building  in  Personal  and  National  Life.  Jointly  by  a 
North  American  and  Latin  American  author. 

“Personal  Elements  in  Religious  Life.”  Weatherford. 

“Rising  Churches  in  Non-Christian  'Lands.”  A.  J.  Brown. 

“Outlines  of  Christian  Theology.”  Clark. 

“The  Necessity  of  Christ.”  Orcherd. 


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One  Volume  Commentary  on  the  Bible.  Dummelow. 
Sunday  School  Hymn  Book. 

Other  Books  Announced 

“The  Seven  Laws  of  Teaching.”  To  be  published  in  Span¬ 
ish  by  The  Pilgrim  Press. 

Life  of  Carey.  To  be  published  in  Spanish  by  the  Baptist 
Press,  El  Paso. 

“Princely  Men  in  the  Heavenly  Kingdom.”  To  be  pub¬ 
lished  in  Spanish  by  Baptist  Press,  El  Paso. 

Articles  in  Spanish  for  Latin-American  Press 

Dr.  Winton  and  Dr.  Orts  are  preparing  articles  regu¬ 
larly,  some  for  the  religious  and  some  for  the  secular  press 
in  Latin  America.  These  are  sent  to  the  general  office, 
mimeographed  and  forwarded  to  about  90  daily  papers,  and 
all  of  the  evangelical  papers  in  Latin  America.  This  ser¬ 
vice  has  been  of  great  importance  in  promoting  more 
friendly  relations  and  better  understanding  between  the 
American  countries.  It  is  helping  the  evangelical  press  to 
get  high-class  articles  treating  of  important  subjects  in  the 
religious  world  of  today.  Various  evangelical  books  re¬ 
cently  published  in  Spanish  have  also  been  reviewed  in 
these  articles. 

Distribution  of  Literature 

Union  Depositories:  The  importance  of  the  distribution 
of  literature  is  more  and  more  emphasized  as  the  problem 
is  faced.  A  great  deal  of  splendid  literature  has  been  put 
into  Spanish  and  is  now  packed  away  in  the  store-rooms 
of  publishing  houses  or  is  distributed  in  one  country  only, 
the  rest  of  the  field  being  ignorant  of  its  existence.  A  list 
of  fifteen  evangelical  books  has  just  been  sent  to  this  office 
with  an  inquiry  as  to  where  they  could  be  purchased.  Our 
bibliography  shows  that  to  secure  these  one  must  write  to 
dealers  in  Mexico  City,  Havana,  Buenos  Aires,  and  Barce¬ 
lona,  that  he  would  have  to  figure  out  the  exchange,  and 
send  the  cash  in  advance  to  have  these  books  sent,  wait¬ 
ing  months  for  the  shipment  to  reach  him. 

This  concrete  example  shows  the  great  need  of  pushing 
the  organization  of  book  depositories  where  all  evangelical 
bocks  may  be  obtained.  As  already  noticed,  three  of  these 
depositories  are  now  established,  in  Havana,  in  Ponce, 

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Porto  Rico,  and  in  Santiago,  Chile,  and  plans  are  made  for 
the  establishment  of  others  in  Brazil,  Argentina  and  Mex¬ 
ico.  The  following  British  organizations  have  recently  re¬ 
ported  their  approval  of  the  idea  and  willingness  to  help 
support  it :  South  American  Missionary  Society,  Society 
for  Promoting  Christian  Knowledge,  and  the  Religious 
Tract  Society,  of  London. 

The  following  suggestions  for  the  organization  of  union 
depositories  embody  the  general  idea.  Of  course,  this 
would  have  to  be  altered  to  conform  to  the  law  of  the 
country  in  which  it  is  proposed  to  establish  such  deposi¬ 
tory. 

Suggested  Plan  for  Union  Book  Depositories  in 
Latin  America 

(To  be  altered  as  necessary  to  suit  local  conditions.) 

General 

The  object  of  the  Union  Depository  shall  be  to  give  to 
all  the  Evangelical  forces  an  opportunity  to  unite  in  pro¬ 
moting  the  widest  possible  circulation  of  good  literature, 
both  among  evangelical  communities  and  the  public  at  large^ 
in  the  country  of  its  location. 

The  Central  Depository,  whenever  practicable,  shall  be  lo¬ 
cated  in  the  capital  city  of  the  country,  on  a  prominent 
sdreet  with  reading  tables  for  the  public  and  a  room  for 
Committee  meetings;  Branch  Depositories  shall  be  estab¬ 
lished  whenever  desirable. 

The  stock  of  books  carried  shall  be  along  the  general 
lines  suggested  by  the  Bibliography  prepared  by  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Cooperation  in  Latin  America. 

The  Board  of  Directors  shall  determine  whether  station¬ 
ery  and  other  stock  that  might  increase  business  shall  be 
carried. 

One  of  the  most  important  parts  of  the  work  of  this 
organization  shall  be  to  promote  in  the  general  bookstores 
throughout  the  country  the  sale  of  character-develooine- 
books.  ^  ^ 

Organization 

A  Joint  Stock  Company  shall  be  formed,  and  the  stock  of¬ 
fered  to  the  various  Evangelical  organizations  interested  in 
the  distribution  of  Christian  Literature. 


The  Capital  Stock  shall  be  $ . •  •  -  j  divided  into 

. shares,  valued  at  $ . .  .each  share 


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One  half  of  the  Capital  Stock  shall  be  sold  before  the 
opening  of  the  Depository. 

Fifty  per  cent,  of  the  stock  of  each  shareholder  shall  be 
paid  on  purchase  and  the  balance  subject  to  call  annually; 
such  unpaid  balance  shall  be  subject  to  an  annual  assess¬ 
ment  up  to  10  per  cent,  of  its  value. 

The  liabilities  of  each  stockholder  shall  be  limited  to  the 
amount  of  stock  carried. 

No  one  shareholder  shall  be  allowed  to  own  more  than 
45  per  cent,  of  the  total  issue  of  stock. 

Each  organization  holding  shares  shall  be  entitled  to  elect 
annually  one  director,  who  shall  have  one  vote  for  every 
ten  shares  held  by  his  organization. 

The  directors  thus  named  shall  choose  the  Manager  of 
the  Depository  and  fix  his  term  of  service,  and  shall  deter¬ 
mine  the  general  policies  to  be  followed.  They  shall  meet 
quarterly  to  hear  reports  from  the  Manager  and  consider 
the  progress  of  the  work.  They  shall  render  a  detailed  an¬ 
nual  report  concerning  the  status  of  the  business  to  the 
stockholders. 

The  Depository  shall  be  conducted  in  harmony  with  the 
other  cooperative  enterprises  of  the  Evangelical  Churches, 
and  the  annual  report  of  its  directors  shall  be  sent  for  in¬ 
formational  purposes  to  the  official  bodies  of  these  churches 
and  to  the  Regional  and  General  Committees  on  Coopera¬ 
tion. 

Financial  Help  Given 

The  Committee  on  Cooperation  in  Latin  America  is  con¬ 
tributing  this  year  $500  to.  the  Committee  on  Conference 
in  Cuba,  and  $450  to  the  Porto  Rico  Evangelical  Union, 
part  of  which  amount  will  in  each  case  be  applied  to  their 
Literature  program.  There  has  just  been  voted  $600  to  the 
Literature  Committee  in  Brazil  and  a  request  for  $500  for 
the  Union  Depository  in  Chile  is  now  before  the  Commit¬ 
tee.  Suggestions  and  financial  assistance  for  the  improve¬ 
ment  and  carrying  out  of  this  program  are  earnestly  in¬ 
vited. 

GILBERT  N.  BRINK,  Chairman, 
SAMUEL  G.  INMAN,  Secretary, 
Committee  on  Literature. 

October  10,  1918. 

Room  1921,  25  Madison  Avenue.  New  York  Citv. 


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